Police probe possible racial motive in Tulsa killings

April 9, 2012
by legitgov

Police probe possible racial motive in Tulsa killings --Tulsa police arrested 2 early Sunday 08 Apr 2012 Police are investigating whether the shootings of five African-Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were a hate crime after the weekend arrests of two white suspects in the case, local authorities said Sunday. Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 32, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning. The shootings left three dead and two wounded. Both suspects are charged with three counts of murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill, police said.